In hour 1 of The Mark Reardon Show, Mark discusses the latest information on longtime KSDK anchor Rene Knott resigning from the station and the reasoning for it. Mark is then joined by John Lott, the President of the Crime Prevention Research Center. He discusses his latest piece in Real Clear Politics which is headlined, "What the Stats Really Say about Crime Surge." He's later joined by Scott Jennings, a CNN Political Contributor and the Host of the Scott Jennings Show. He discusses the latest trending political news, the Middle East Peace Deal, the No Kings Protests, the Government Shutdown and more.